Global Patent Index - EP 4072001 A4

EP 4072001 A4 20231206 - THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE

Title (en)

THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE

Title (de)

THERMOELEKTRISCHE ENERGIEERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE GÉNÉRATION D'ÉNERGIE THERMOÉLECTRIQUE

Publication

EP 4072001 A4 20231206 (EN)

Application

EP 21741781 A 20210114

Priority

  • JP 2020004708 A 20200115
  • JP 2021000968 W 20210114

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP4072001A1] A thermoelectric power generator includes: a thermoelectric power generation module that includes a heat receiver and a heat dissipater and generates electric power by a temperature difference between the heat receiver and the heat dissipater; a cooling device that cools the heat dissipater; and a control device. The generated power of the thermoelectric power generation module is distributed to consumption power used in the cooling device and effective power used in an external load. The control device includes: a monitoring unit that monitors a state of the cooling device and outputs monitoring data; an adjustment unit capable of adjusting the effective power supplied to the external load; and a control command unit that outputs a control command that controls an adjustment unit based on the monitoring data.

IPC 8 full level

H02N 11/00 (2006.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H10N 10/13 (2023.02 - US); H10N 10/17 (2023.02 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4072001 A1 20221012; EP 4072001 A4 20231206; CN 114930710 A 20220819; JP 2021112097 A 20210802; JP 7386715 B2 20231127; US 2023052567 A1 20230216; WO 2021145359 A1 20210722

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21741781 A 20210114; CN 202180007817 A 20210114; JP 2020004708 A 20200115; JP 2021000968 W 20210114; US 202117788130 A 20210114